Tagged: buy-to-let

ARLA has reported that some tenants may now face increased competition for properties as supply in the private rented sector dwindles. The reasoning behind this warning is that more landlords are selling up, while...

Tomorrow the future of Scotland’s private rented sector will come under the spotlight as politicians, key stakeholders, academics and housing sector representatives gather in Edinburgh. Key topics will include how to create a more...

A new report by The Mistoria Group reveals an explosion in demand for student accommodation – particularly in the North West of England. The percentage of the population going to university has increased dramatically...

The National Landlords Association has argued against compulsory licensing of landlords. Arguing that landlords provide a vital lifeline to councils struggling to meet housing demands in their area, the NLA warns against additional bureaucracy....

The National Landlords Association fears that a proposed system of annual indexation of private rents by Labour will encourage and legitimise escalation of private rental values. In the last year most landlords have not...

Evidence is growing that more councils are seeking to introduce licensing schemes for private sector landlords despite the proponents of similar schemes running into legal difficulties. Oldham MBC last week launched a consultation into...

Until now the private rented sector in the UK has been dominated by amateur buy to let landlords, but increasingly this is changing with big institutional investors ploughing money into the private rented sector. Institutional...

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) is considering introducing legislation to outlaw ‘retaliatory eviction’ of tenants who complain to their landlords about poor housing conditions. Jonathan Bramhall of the DCLG’s private sector...

HMRC is offering free, online training to landlords to assist in the preparation of tax returns. Aimed at combating tax avoidance, the scheme is targeting landlords who have not registered to pay tax, or...